The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09
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the benefit of the schools.
There are e892 boys taking lessons
in military matters from army officers
serving as teachers in the colleges.
A Wellsville, o., boy took his first
chew of tobacco, became dizzy and
fell over bank, breaking an arm
and receiving other injuries.
A feminine termination for "usher"
will soon be wanted, as a Louisville,
KY, theatrical manager contemplates
employing young women in that ca
pacity. .. a.".
A Lowell, Mass, woman inyestiga-
ted blasting cartridge brought home
by child, using hair pin for the
purpose, and lost two fingers in con
sequence.
The youngest college professor in
the country is Willis II. Bocook, OF
Hampden.Sidney college, Virginia,
He is only twenty years old, but he is
not handsome.
By the marriage of Senator Haw-
ley the number of widowers in the
upper house of congress- is reduced
to three. They are Senators Gibson,
Voorhees, and Beck.
The scientific boring in the soil Of
the Nile Delta has reached a depth OF
over 3O8 feet without finding the
rock. A four-ihch layer of blue clay
has Just been penetrated, the over
laying soil from a depth of 100 feet
being sand.
Hon. VIM. II. Martin, of Texas,
successor to Judge Reagan in con-
gress, blew ont the gas IN Washing.
ton hotel when he retired the other
night, and was almost dead when dis,
covered. He "didn't know how the
darned thing worked"
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, ia
very fond of horseback riding. He
may be seen almost any evening in
Washington mounted on the splendid
black Kentucky thoroughbred which
Senator Blackburn selected for him
in the blue grass region.
Cases Of piracy still occur on thu
Mediterranean sea. The italian bark
Pspino Sslyo was boarded near Gal
lipia, on the Tunisan coast, and
robbed of a sum of about $1750
Several similar cases have lately 90
CURED in the neigbborhood.
In Lancaster county, Pa, a man
was imprisoned 29S days to iusurt
his presence as a witness in a murder
trial, and when be put in bill of 81
day for his time, the bill was mol
only disallowed, but the man wal
charged 80 a week for board,
1t is reported that during the wa
there were l7s,95T negro soldiers en-
rolled in the United States yolunteej
army-99,837 by the authority of tht
national government and 76,63s BY
the several states and territories
and of this number 38,s47 died il
service. ..
At one time 56.pound rails wert
considered very heavy and costly Of
| American railroads. The New Yorl
! Central has for quite awhile beef
putting down those Of so pounds II
| lhc lineal yard, and the Pennsylyani
road has undertaken to put down 90
Founders. The big locomotives cal
soon hammer away to their full bent.
Archibald Forbes has become ia
miliar figure on the streets of Wash
ington. Mr., Forbes is still extremel,
weak, but his physicians do not cor
slider bis case hopeless, He has
magnificent physique and a stronI
constitution, and his improvement j
health since he reached the capital
considered a most favorable sign, II
and his wife receive great man
inyitaeons to dinners and receptions
but owing to bis feebleness ar
obliged to forego social pleasures.
Y. Belya Lockwood has added nel
A feature 10 her business enterprises
She has annexed to her law Office q
! Washington a bureau for findinI
wives for men who are too busy u
spend their time in conrtipg, Mrs
Lockwood's latest client is q banke
| il Denver, Col. He is somewhat ex
acting in his demands. He wants th
widow Of banker for bis wife,
woman who is both handsome AM
amiable. Mrs. Lockwood is con
yinced that she has found just th
woman ho wants.
President Cleveland is 10 take les
sons in horseback riding this winter
When be learned that the Washing
ton riding academy was 70 be stsrte
be was one Of The first 10 become
subscriber The academy viii b
opened about Dec. 10. The pres
dents lessons will take place in th
early morning. A large, strong bors
4, for bis especial use is to be secured
II has rot yet been decided whethe
Mrs. Cleveland viii take lessons, br
tile chances are that she will. A
The Cabinet ladies viii patronizo Il
I academy.
{ Sarah Ulrich Kelly, "Fhe Bard
o shanty HIP has started on q cai
paign for tlie presidency. She v
make tour Of The country, and S
i expects " win many votes by
i personal magnetism Her name y
Originally Sarah A. Kelly, but VII
she decided to become q politici
she changed ID 10 Sarah Ulrich Kel
Is The name Sarah, she thinks, viii q
re ture the Yankees Ulrich viii eai
"a ne German vote, and Kelly wsll y
ll favor among the natives q the itna
Y ald Islc. Mrs. Kelly ~ convinced B
y will poll larger vote p te5e ln
dia Bolsa Iioe kwo0a iq 1894